On Tuesday, President Trump signed an executive order to reinstate a policy of "maximum pressure" against Iran. "Maximum pressure" refers to the Iran policy of the previous Trump administration, which involved withdrawing from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, imposing...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting the United States, and the best way to get on his good side is to hype up the Iranian “threat,” and make moves against Iran. Unsurprisingly, the US is headed down that route once again. Despite a recent statement...
President Trump is expected to put his Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, in charge of the Iran file, signaling the administration will try diplomacy with the Islamic Republic, Financial Times reported on Thursday. Sources told FT that Witkoff, who put pressure on...
Keith Kellog, who will serve as an envoy for the Ukraine war in the incoming Trump administration, spoke at an event in Paris over the weekend hosted by the National Council of Resistance of Iran, an organization led by the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), a cult that seeks...
Outgoing CIA Director William Burns reiterated in an interview with NPR published on Friday that the US has not seen any sign that Iran has decided to build a nuclear weapon. Burns was asked if the losses Iran and its allies have faced in recent months would make it...
Military action against Iran's nuclear facilities will be a "real possibility" under the incoming Trump administration, Axios reported on Monday. The report said Trump is expected to face an Iran crisis this year due to the country's nuclear activity, although there...
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan presented President Biden with options to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities during a secret meeting held a few weeks ago, Axios reported on Thursday. The report said the US was considering bombing Iran's nuclear facilities if...
On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he spoke with President-elect Donald Trump about Israel's need to achieve "victory" against Iran and its allies in the region. "I unequivocally declare to Hezbollah and to Iran: In order to prevent you...
This week, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) offered it’s latest secret assessment to member states about the status of Iran’s civilian nuclear program, including its enrichment of uranium. As usual, aspects of this assessment were quickly leaked, and...
The Israeli military believes there is now an opportunity to bomb Iran due to the weakening of its allies in the region following the ousting of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, The Times of Israel reported on Thursday. Israeli military officials said in the...
